Provincial Politics

NDP, Regina physician call on province to do more to keep doctors

Dr. Tomi Mitchell has run a medical clinic in Regina for more than a decade, but she's shutting those doors."What I see right now is beyond tragic. I took an oath over a decade ago to do my best as a ...

Mar 16, 2022

Rural municipalities get $262M from provincial government

Saskatchewan's municipalities are getting more than $262 million in funding from the provincial government in 2022-23.Premier Scott Moe made the announcement Wednesday at the Saskatchewan Association ...

Mar 16, 2022

Beck makes appearance in P.A. as she campaigns to become new leader of Sask. NDP

Member of the legislative Assembly for the Regina Lakeview constituency, Carla Beck made a stop in Prince Albert Saturday on the campaign trail in her pursuit of becoming the leader of the Saskatchewa...

Mar 12, 2022

Ministry of Health reports 13 COVID deaths and 17 care home outbreaks last week

There have been 1,013 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the province between Feb. 27 and March 5 according to the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi) report.There were 13 COVI...

Mar 10, 2022

Skyrocketing fuel prices will hurt agriculture-related industries

THE BATTLEFORDS, Sask. - With prices hovering at 169.9 cents per litre in the Battlefords Wednesday and 158.9 cents per litre in Meadow Lake, the surging fuel costs are not only tough on families but ...

Angela Brown Mar 09, 2022

Saskatchewan NDP calling for return of daily COVID data

It has been several weeks since the Saskatchewan government decided to do away with daily reporting of things like new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, and instead switched to a weekly epi...

Mar 09, 2022

NDP to focus on health care and keeping things affordable for Sask. residents during sitting

Ryan Meili is heading into one final sitting as the leader of the Saskatchewan NDP.Meili announced Feb. 18 that he would be stepping down as leader of the party, just days after the NDP lost the Athab...

Mar 07, 2022

Province calls for removal of ice fishing shelters by months end

The Province of Saskatchewan is advising anglers that all ice fishing shelters will need to be removed by the end of March.With ice fishing season winding down, the province says anglers should plan t...

Mar 05, 2022

STC and provincial government commit to reducing number of Indigenous inmates

An agreement signed in Saskatoon on Friday, aims to help pave the way for improved supports for First Nations inmates as they transition back into their home communities.The Memorandum of Understandin...

Mar 04, 2022

1,102 new cases of COVID-19 in weekly epi report

The province have reported 1,102 new cases of COVID-19 in the new weekly integrated epidemiology report.This week's report contains data recorded from Sunday, Feb. 20 to Saturday Feb. 26 and the hospi...

Mar 03, 2022